Head of Power Analytics and Strategy - North America (based in London)
On-site · London, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead and grow a North America power analytics function from London, owning strategy, 24/7 coverage readiness for critical market Windows, and the delivery of fundamental analyses and trade-ready insights to support trading, origination, and portfolio decisions. Define analytics priorities for North America power markets (PJM, ERCOT, MISO, NYISO, ISO-NE), hire and manage a team of analysts and model developers, develop dashboards and forecasting models, and drive scalable, automated analytics workflows using Python/SQL/R/Excel. Collaborate with data engineering to improve data pipelines from ISO portals and EIA, incorporate hydro, nuclear, storage, and fuel-market dynamics into scenario analyses, and present findings to traders, risk, origination, and senior management. Role is based in London with periodic travel to North America. Requires a strong quantitative background, leadership experience, and the ability to communicate complex analyses succinctly to senior stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Data Science, or related quantitative field
- 6–10+ years in energy markets, trading analytics, fundamental power research, or system operations
- At least 2–4 years in a people leadership role
- Demonstrable experience covering North American power markets (Eastern interconnect) with direct reporting to Head of Trading or equivalent
- Strong quantitative and modeling skills
- Proficiency in Excel and at least one programming language (Python, SQL, R, MATLAB, or C++)
- Experience with Market Data vendors, ISO portals, EIA data preferred
- Knowledge and prior experience implementing machine learning to analytics
- Track record of delivering cloud-based platforms for visualization and forecasting tools (PROMOD, AURORA, DAYZER, UPLAN-NPM or similar)
- Ability to translate complex analysis into concise insights for traders and senior stakeholders
- Leadership, attention to detail, curiosity, and ability to operate in a fast-paced, ambiguous market
- Willingness to travel to North America for stakeholder engagement
- Experience constructing automated analytics pipelines and scalable forecasting systems
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and transmission planning across major North American ISO markets
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